Re:Ask HN: How to deal with the tedium of programming?
by kasey_junk on Wednesday June 10, 2015 @12:15PM
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Go build something that doesn't require programming. Sounds like a simple case of burn out.
One of the most insidious ideas people fall into is that they have to spend all of their free time learning new things all the time or else they will fall behind. You should spend some time on professional development, but when you've hit the wall banging your head against it doesn't help.
Go build some hardware or a rocking chair, or a yoga studio or whatever. The lessons learned doing that can apply to your profession as well.
One of the most insidious ideas people fall into is that they have to spend all of their free time learning new things all the time or else they will fall behind. You should spend some time on professional development, but when you've hit the wall banging your head against it doesn't help.
Go build some hardware or a rocking chair, or a yoga studio or whatever. The lessons learned doing that can apply to your profession as well.